Camp Dick Campground
Arapaho National Recreation Area
Write a Review Middle Saint Vrain Road Lyons, CO 80540 303-541-2500 970-295-6600 Reservations: 877-444-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 40.129, -105.5196
Overview of Camp Dick Campground
Last Price Paid: $22
Reported by Don on 9/25/2023
Longest RV Reported: 32 feet (Class A)
Reported by TripOutside on 6/6/2018
Number of Sites 41
Pad Type dirt
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally May-Nov.
Elevation 8,628 ft / 2,629 m
Max Length 55 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Camp Dick Campground 14 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 9/19/2016
“Beautiful spot near great hiking”
Reviewed 6/6/2018
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 29 |
| RV Length: | 32' (Class A) |
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We stayed at Camp Dick when my sister came to visit. We don't usually pay for campgrounds, but we wanted to make sure we had a good spot and it turned out great! Its nestled between gorgeous rocky mountains, with great hiking right out of the campground. We reserved in advance but there are also first come first served sites. Cell se... more
We stayed at Camp Dick when my sister came to visit. We don't usually pay for campgrounds, but we wanted to make sure we had a good spot and it turned out great! Its nestled between gorgeous rocky mountains, with great hiking right out of the campground. We reserved in advance but there are also first come first served sites. Cell service was basically nil (we got a tiny bit with a booster). No electric or dump but they did have water that we filled our jugs with. Beautiful spot, only 45 mins from Estes Park and rocky mountain NP!
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TripOutside would stay here again
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“Great afterthought!”
Reviewed 9/19/2016
| Nightly rate: | $9 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 11 |
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Our plans changed and instead of heading to Utah, we needed to stick around the Front Range so I could catch a flight to California early this week. The idea of duking it out for a campsite on the Front Range was unappealing, but at the last minute I remembered the Camp Dick campground. I've ridden my bike past the campground hundreds ... more
Our plans changed and instead of heading to Utah, we needed to stick around the Front Range so I could catch a flight to California early this week. The idea of duking it out for a campsite on the Front Range was unappealing, but at the last minute I remembered the Camp Dick campground. I've ridden my bike past the campground hundreds of times, but had never stayed there. There is an upper and lower campground, we drove past the lower and stayed almost at the end of the upper campground. Much to my surprise, we had 3 bars of Verizon during the day and 4 at night. I was able to get some work done, which was nice. The campsites are large, and very clean. The camp hosts have done a great job of keeping this place clean and well maintened. They don't go to great lengths to monitor problems. We had one family with a dog that barked 24/7. The dog was tied to a picnic table and left for almost 3 days and barked at everything that moved.
There are a couple of great hiking trails nearby, and the fishing in the St. Vrain is good. We will be back.
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“Fantastic!”
Reviewed 8/30/2016
| Nightly rate: | $19 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 41 |
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Pawnee Campground was full & we drove into Camp Dick which had several sites open. Site 41 is the first one on the left after crossing the stream. It's nice to hear the sound of the stream while sleeping. Every morning there was a rabbit grazing on our grass. One night around 3am there was a moose chomping about 5 feet from the bac... more
Pawnee Campground was full & we drove into Camp Dick which had several sites open. Site 41 is the first one on the left after crossing the stream. It's nice to hear the sound of the stream while sleeping. Every morning there was a rabbit grazing on our grass. One night around 3am there was a moose chomping about 5 feet from the back of the tent. Though he moved on after we made some noise, he was back around 6am chomping again. He moved to the other side of the site, but remained in the area as we got out of the tent & started breakfast. We also saw river otters on the stream (closer to Paradise Valley Campground). The hike starting from the end of the campground is a nice look coming back on the 4x4 road. Saw another moose there.
Bathrooms, though vaults, were clean & smelled like cinnamon.
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“When Peaceful Valley is full, Camp Dick will do”
Reviewed 2/19/2015
| Nightly rate: | $19 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| RV Length: | 27' |
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Camp Dick is a mile or so down the road as Peaceful Valley Campground. This makes for less traffic, and you are closer to the main trailhead (hiking, biking, 4wd, and horses) but you lose out on one important thing; Verizon. Camp Dick will do in a pinch (or if you do not need a cell signal) and at the same quality as Peaceful Valley, b... more
Camp Dick is a mile or so down the road as Peaceful Valley Campground. This makes for less traffic, and you are closer to the main trailhead (hiking, biking, 4wd, and horses) but you lose out on one important thing; Verizon. Camp Dick will do in a pinch (or if you do not need a cell signal) and at the same quality as Peaceful Valley, but for me I'd rather find a place to boondock if I had to go without cell.
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“Terrible Management”
Reviewed 7/20/2020
| Nightly rate: | $30 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 25 |
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We were excited to have found this place at first. It’s a quick drive from Denver, private, beautiful trails, etc. We were having an amazing time until we ran into management Nancy & Dave. We were unaware of the fireban because the website said “fire only allowed in designated areas” our neighbors had a fire as well (apparently gas) so... more
We were excited to have found this place at first. It’s a quick drive from Denver, private, beautiful trails, etc. We were having an amazing time until we ran into management Nancy & Dave. We were unaware of the fireban because the website said “fire only allowed in designated areas” our neighbors had a fire as well (apparently gas) so we didn’t think anything of it. We just got our fire started, early stage honestly kinda struggling with it to catch and all of a sudden these two people come over and start screaming at us. They never introduced themselves or told us what the problem they were just screaming “that’s $500s! $500 now!” - when we finally found out what it was about I explained to them the miscommunication. I was very polite, apologized and said we’ll put the fire out. They then charged up on our site and asked me “why my mouth was still moving.” My boyfriend was getting all our water and pouring it on the fire. They hovered over us still screaming “it’s not out yet, it’s not out yet” - (I am not eggageraging about them screaming!) We started frantically using a rock to put out and misc ambers. I started to explain to them how the website said “fires prohibited in designated areas” and they then said “that’s it, you’re still arguing. We’re getting the sheriff!!” My boyfriend then jumped in and told him to calm down, they can’t talk to us like that. Dave told him “listen here boy” which as a Hispanic male we took that extremely racist and disrespectful. We then told them to get the sherif and waited patiently for him in the dark/cold. Our neighbors overheard this interaction and went to get help from a ranger they personally knew. Agreeing that we were treated very unprofessionally and needed help. Both him and the sheriff encouraged that we write a report/reviews since they have heard of this behavior before. I have never had anything like this happen to me before. It honestly was very disturbing and we felt unsafe for the rest of the night. Packed up at dawn and got out of there. Will never return as long as Nancy and Dave have anything to do with that campground!!
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Roosevelt National Forest, Camp Dick campground | Van-Tramp.com
Actually, the Peaceful Valley campground was still closed due to downed trees, but Camp Dick (same road, just further down) was open. Really, that is the true name; Camp Dick. They knew I was coming...
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Amenities
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- dry camping
Recreation
- fishing
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- firewood
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
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